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# 2026-04-19

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## Content
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# 2026-04-19 — Session Notes

## Drive Diagnostics (completed)
- sdb: WDC WD40EFRX-68W, 3.6TB, badblocks: 0/0/0 errors ✅
- sde: MDD4000GSA6472, 3.6TB enterprise, badblocks: 0/0/0 errors ✅
- sde had SATA link speed bottleneck — negotiated to 3.0 Gbps (likely cable/connector)
- Both drives had inactive RAID superblocks (md126/md127) — stopped arrays, cleared metadata with mdadm --stop
- Next: sdc (9.1TB) and sdd (7.3TB) still need SMART + badblocks

## Dell Aurora-R3 (media) GPU Discovery
- GPU installed: **Quadro K600** (GK107, Kepler, 1GB DDR3)
- NVIDIA driver 570 was installed but doesn't support Kepler — won't load
- Fixed by reinstalling nvidia-driver-470 (still in progress at session end)
- K600 is weak for AI — 1GB VRAM, no tensor cores, Kepler architecture (2012)
- Recommendation: GTX 1070/RTX 3060 if real AI GPU needed

## P102-100 Mining Card (DON'T FLASH)
- Bought by PSB-thinking for ~$45
- No display outputs — physically disabled at hardware level (laser-cut)
- Cannot be made into a 1080 Ti via BIOS flash — hardware ID mismatch
- Dell won't POST without display device on primary GPU
- Plan: return it
- Note: if it could be made to work, GP102 has 10GB HBM2 and decent CUDA — but display hardware is gone

## ZFS Rig Build (in progress)
- HBA: LSI 9211-8i IT mode — $62.48 on eBay (https://www.ebay.com/itm/163846248833)
  - Already flashed with IT firmware, tested, 8 SAS/SATA ports
  - 2,349 sold, 30-day returns, seller in California
- Board/CPU combos: harder to find under $200
  - B450 + Ryzen 5 5600 + RAM runs ~$170-180 on eBay (sold fast)
  - Separate: CPU ~$80-90 + board ~$50-70 + RAM ~$30-40 = ~$160-200
- Plan: HBA first, watch for combo deals on board/CPU
- GPU for AI: separate question — K600 is weak, might need better card for real LLM inference

## Model Issue (ongoing)
- PSB-thinking fixed sticky model override in sessions.json — was stuck on minimax-m2.7
- Default should be glm-5.1:cloud
- /new session test requested — Topher will run /new and check if I come back as GLM
- If still minimax, something else is overriding it

## ComBadge Project
- M5StickS3 selected as lead hardware
- Architecture: badge as thin client streaming to local Ollama
- Hardware not yet ordered
- XIAO ESP32S3 Sense noted as cheaper alternative

## Ollama/Whisper on Dell (not done — caution)
- Topher concerned about config corruption (happened before when PSB-thinking spun up local Ollama)
- Config got cross-wired between local and cloud — took 2 days to recover with Claude's help
- Plan: containerize any new services, keep separate from existing agent setup
- No changes made — just planning

## OpenClaw Agent State
- Running on Dell Aurora-R3 (media)
- Current model: minimax-m2.7 (override from default)
- Default model should be: glm-5.1:cloud
- Exec works fine on the host
- NVIDIA driver situation: apt reinstall pulled 470, modprobe still failing — may need reboot

## Crew Notes
- -topher: ADHD brain, lots of projects spinning, needs concrete visible steps
- PSB-thinking (brewery agent): was working on this machine before, caused the Ollama config mess
- Projects file updated, memory updated throughout session

## EST Timezone
- User operates in EST — all user-facing timestamps must be in EST
- Confirmed and committed to MEMORY.md
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